mob boss

noun

: someone who controls part of an organized criminal group

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In addition to De Niro's Sheeran, Hoffa himself is played by Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci plays mob boss Russell Bufalino. Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026 Starring Collin Farrell, once again as Gotham mob boss Oz Cobb, the TV series pushed deeper into the city’s seedy criminal infrastructure and unearthed a shadowy world full of twisted storytelling potential. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026 Farrell will star as Father Roy Craig, a priest who performs last rites on a mob boss who miraculously survives — but not before confessing his crimes to the father. Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025 Pacino plays a powerful mob boss whose empire collides with Father Joe’s crusade. Carole Horst, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mob boss

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“Mob boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mob%20boss. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.

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